‘The surge in cases in our schools is extremely concerning … Enough is enough’

Suggestions that the government in England is considering reopening schools has caused huge anxiety amongst school staff and parents

Fledgling MP Rosie Duffield has a very personal reason for supporting UNISON’s Stars in our Schools celebrations

UNISON urges Ormiston to pause process for full consultation

Lowest paid support staff receive at least £9 an hour in Cheshire West from the start of this month

On behalf of UNISON’s 1.3 million members, I want to take this opportunity to thank school support staff for everything you’ve done for our nation’s children this year.

Please take part in our survey on support staff in public services

UNISON survey launched to find out what school meals staff have to say

Help celebrate our school support staff on social media at noon on 24 November

Fledgling MP Rosie Duffield has a very personal reason for supporting UNISON’s Stars in our Schools celebrations

School cuts are affecting children and UNISON will gear up campaigning against them, local government conference vows

Faced with huge cuts to their pay, these UNISON members fought back

Derby school support staff have voted overwhelmingly (nine to one) to accept the council’s latest offer, ending a 10-month dispute over pay and working time, says UNISON. Derby City Council had imposed changes last June that meant staff lost up to £6,000 a year, as their contracts were reduced from 52 to 44.5 weeks. Their […]

Strike action by Derby school support staff is to be suspended following a new offer from the city council, UNISON has announced today (Friday). UNISON will now recommend that its members across the city’s schools accept the offer. That offer will now be put to staff, and if they vote to accept the deal, the […]

Talks aimed at settling the long-running Derby City Council school support staff strike are to be held tomorrow (Thursday). Negotiations through the conciliation service ACAS will happen at the request of UNISON as it seeks to reach an agreement to end the nine-month dispute. School support staff will be staging a sit-in today, (Wednesday) in […]